When I worked at Pleasant Company, we used to talk about the history biz – that is, the type of work necessary to maintain and promote and serve customers at historic tourist attractions like Old World Wisconsin, or Independence Hall, or Deadwood, or Colonial Williamsburg. The work we did. Trying to figure out what a … [Read more…]
Or maybe I’m just having a bad week. Monday I put the first scratches on my car. I was pulling into a parking spot at my campus ramp, like I’ve done a million times, and there was this terrible scratching noise, and voilà. The true horror of it is look how many different pieces of … [Read more…]
And remembering what I did in New York. I’m sitting at LaGuardia wondering why my flight hasn’t started boarding – but they’re only 5 minutes late so far. Ah – looks like passengers are disembarking thru our gate so that must be why. I kind of told you about Thursday. The best flight I could … [Read more…]
Here are the pics, more words soon. View from the cab window in Harlem, tulips on the UWS, blooming trees & flowers in Central Park, daguerretypes & guitars & the mando Peter Buck used for “Losing My Religion” at the Met, wandering the High Line, and the Vessel with John, New Museum, and Devan Shimoyama … [Read more…]
From Sunday to Wednesday last week we were tourists in our nation’s Capital. We got in on Sunday morning, dropped our bags at the hotel – a Kimpton that I got at an astonishingly good price – and went off seeking breakfast. I took a picture of a building tear-down and got another one on … [Read more…]
I did this once before, in the spring of 2015. This trip is a little longer; 2 nights in NYC, and 3 nights in the Hudson River Valley. And Jenny moved to the Bronx. I flew on American from Madison to Charlotte NC – their new hub. We had to walk across the tarmac, like … [Read more…]
Or, I don’t think I’m ever going to catch up. Mark’s brother and sister-in-law came to visit the weekend before last, and then by a fluke we also got Mark’s nephew, his wife, and their two kids who are 8 and 13, for an overnight. They were all on their way to the U.S. Open … [Read more…]
We (me and our AFS student) came down last night to see Robyn Hitchcock at City Winery. Kind of a fun place – definitely it’s set up to keep the customers well-fed and wined. It’s shared tables of 6 – 8, full dinner before the show, and they’ll keep bringing you drinks and snacks throughout. … [Read more…]
We left Madison on Friday for a combined family weekend in DC, and trip to Charlotteville VA for a conference for me. Now I’m back at DC’s National Airport for the trip home. I rented a car and drove from Washington down to Charlotteville, and it was a pretty drive through rolling Virginia countryside, with … [Read more…]
Between last Friday and today, Monday, I went to three different types of events, all with their own brand of ceremony and customs: a memorial service, a museum gala, and a piano recital. The memorial was for a prominent and popular University professor, Jim Baughman. He taught for us at the library school a few … [Read more…]